carpo- (1)

word-forming element meaning "fruit," from Latinized form of Greek karpos "fruit," from PIE root *kerp- "to gather, pluck, harvest."

carpo- (2)

word-forming element meaning "wrist," from combining form of Latin carpus, from Greek karpos "wrist" (see carpus).

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carpus (n.)

"wrist, wrist-joint, bones of the wrist," 1670s, from Modern Latin carpus, from Greek karpos "wrist," which is probably related to Germanic verbs for "turn, revolve" (see wharf).

carpology (n.)

"study of the structure of fruits," 1806; see carpo- (1) "fruit" + -logy.

carpophagous

*kerp-

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